Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-13
LAMAR and SPARKS.
Their Quarrel Can Hardly Result
Otherwise Than in Retirement
of the Land Commissioner.
Tilss Is as Mach Opposed to BIN ss Is
Lansr-His Resignation Locked
Fer at the While House,
Colonel Taylor OF x snsas, the American
minister to Liberia. home on q Two
hoAths' Leave Not Likely 80 Rerurn.
SPARKS WILL HAVE TO GO.

| SPARKS WILL HAVE TO Go.
Special TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE issue be-
tween Secretary Lamar and General
Sparks can result in but one way, the re-
tiremeE5 Of the latter from the land Office.
The light is not one Of to-day, but has
been long brewing. 1t is believed now
that the conference st the White House
yesterday between President Cleveland
and Secretary Lamar snd Postmaster
General Villas was in relation to this very
subject. Mr.. Villas IS opposed to the re-
tenEion CT General Sparks in Office and
| would naturally desire his resignation or
removal before entering upon
| his duties as Mr.. Lsmsr's successor.
! This was probably considered at the con-
! ference, and there is little doubt that the
President was made acquainted with the
contents OF Secretary Lsmer's letter in
/ advance OF its publication. The writing
OF this letter gives Mr.. Cleveland an op-
| portunity TO request the resignation of
! General Sparks, and thus make the road
| clesr TO Mr.. Yllas' transfer. The Presi-
! dent has generally approved tGa- Com.
m,Ssioner's decisions, and could not corn
sistently dispose Of his services except
/ epon t3e basis of Just such an issue as
Mr.. LImar's letter forces. II the two
cannot get along together, It
! Is plain who must be sac
rifced. Secretary Lamar hsd, : long
! interview with the President this morn
| ing and it is assumed that the removal of
| General Sparkle vas determined upon if
mis- resignation is not forthcoming. 1t Is
stated az the White House that no COM
muniCstion has been received from Gen
| ersl Spa.ks. General Sparks remained
in his room today and saw but few
callers.
MINISTER TO LIBERIA.
Colonel Taylor of Kansas, the colorsd
gentleman who represents the United
States government as minister to Liberia,
| called 81 the White House yesterday, but
filled 10 see the President. Mr.. Taylor
is now epjoyisg tao months leave of
absence and he talks as if at the
end Of thst vacation he is
likely to decide that he does not care TO
return TO Liberia. Said he yesterday:
ISL have submitted report of lis pages
| TO the State Department, and it beats
anything tbat MsIk Twain ever wrote,
because wat saw beats anything that
Msrk Twain ever saw. Liberia is sight
for gods aid men. Why" said he
"there is not horse, or cow, or 3
mule, or useful animal OF
any kind; nos single c.
il The whole republic; hut tell You a ~
sre organized. They're cS;kst On tsgaAd-
zstio1-in Li5eriS. They hGve g much
bigger cAbinet than the cabinet of Presi-
| deAt Cleveland. EVery military company
| IN the army has about twenty seven Off
GERS ana two or three privates. There
are little over 1000 voters in the Repub-
lie sud fully one-balf Of them are office
holders.
SPARKS SUCCESSOR.
WASHINGTON, Nov. y There is little
doubt that the President was advised that
Secretary Lamar would send to Land
Commissioner Sparks the letter published
this morning before it was delivered.
Colonel Lamont ssys the action of Score
tsry Lsmsr WAS known at the White
House yesterday evening. The belief Is
thai Mr Sparks will tender his resigna-
tion, and that Mr.. Villas, upon assuming
the duties Of Secretary Of the Interior, On
Lamar's promotion to the Supreme court,
will prefer 70 sppOint his Commissioner
OF the Lsnd Office. In fact. Mr.. Bryant,
Assistant Attorney General for the Posi-
Office Department, friend of Mr.. Villas,
is already named as the successor of
HAA' OP1AEAOs L LAC AAtSC4 ID OVu-
fined TO his bed with chills
and fever, from when he has been suffer
ing some days. He VIII receive no one,
so his views cannot be sscertained. The
letter was, however, delivered to him
last night.
Secretary Lamar, during an interview
with reporter to-day, said that in view
Of the published statement that his letter
to Commissioner Sparks had been sub
mitted to the President before 1t was sent
to the Commissioner, ne wished to say
thst neither the President nor any mem
Der OF the Cabinet, indeed, had seen it or
had any knowledge of Sparks letter or
his reply thereto until 1t was handed the
President last evening. The Secretary
wishes this atstement to be made public
IN justice to all concerned. ae,.
INTER STATE COMMERCE MATTEh :,
WASHINGTON, Nov u. The New
leans Cotton Exchange complains to thawe
interstate commerce commissioner that y
the New Orleans, Cincinnati and Texas
Pacific Company transports cotton from
meridisn, Miss, to Boston and Lowell,
Mass, for So 100 of 8 cent per ton per
mile, while it charges cents per ton per
mile from HeridIsn to New Orleans. 1t
charges that like alleged Determinations
are made On cotton from Shreveport and
Monroe, La. The petitioners ask that
the road may be asked to reduce its rates
from the points named to New Orleans TO
] cent per ton per mile.
TEXAS PEN SI0N5.
Special to the Gazette.
WARRINGTON, Nov. 12.-The following
Texss pensions were issued to-day:
Mexican wsr-Msgdslene ", widow Of
Gardner W. Pierce, Laredo; Alexander
Williams, Lockhsrt; John Thomas Davis,
Locknsrt. Increase, old WAr-James
KellV J. Seville